Is electrolysis of water a redox reaction? Explain.
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It's also a redox reaction, because redox stands for reduction-oxidation equation.
here's the balanced half-reactions
Cathode (reduction): 2 H2O(l) + 2e− → H2(g) + 2 OH-(aq)
Anode (oxidation): 4 OH- (aq) → O2(g) + 2 H2O(l) + 4 e−
Add them up, and it becomes:
2 H2O(l) → 2 H2(g) + O2(g)
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